Meaning & Definition of Rip in English
English⟶
Rip
/rɪp/
noun
1. A dissolute man in fashionable society
synonym:
- rake,
- rakehell,
- profligate,
- rip,
- blood,
- roue
2. An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
- "There was a rip in his pants"
- "She had snags in her stockings"
synonym:
- rip,
- rent,
- snag,
- split,
- tear
3. A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
synonym:
- rip,
- riptide,
- tide rip,
- crosscurrent,
- countercurrent
4. The act of rending or ripping or splitting something
- "He gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
synonym:
- rent,
- rip,
- split
verb
1. Tear or be torn violently
- "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"
- "Pull the cooked chicken into strips"
synonym:
- rend,
- rip,
- rive,
- pull
2. Move precipitously or violently
- "The tornado ripped along the coast"
synonym:
- rip
3. Cut (wood) along the grain
synonym:
- rip
4. Criticize or abuse strongly and violently
- "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"
synonym:
- rip
Examples of using
The powerful rip current carried Tom far away from the shore.
I can rip you apart with my bare hands.
I'll rip your fucking balls off if you ever as much as look her way.